foot·wear

[foot-wair]
noun
articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes, slippers, or boots.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; foot + wear

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footwear (ˈfʊtˌwɛə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
anything worn to cover the feet

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Footwear is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Ask your doctor or nurse if you have the right footwear.
Other factors include increased body weight and improper footwear.
But the story of how the footwear came to be hung by the fire seemingly is a
  hazy one.
Proper footwear affords protection for the feet, ankles, and lower parts of the
  legs.
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